Republic P-47 (and derivatives) Ideas and Inspiration

[apophenia]

Great idea Logan! I can see this concept working with a range of engines. Greg's Fiat A.80 suggestion put another Italian 18-cylinder radial into mind - the Piaggio P.XXII R.C.35 (or P.XXII R.C.60).

I may have to 'borrow' your concept. I once came at this from the opposite direction - the Reggiane Re.2000 re-imagined as a Seversky product 

-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg47100#msg47100

[Logan Hartke]

Great idea Logan! I can see this concept working with a range of engines. Greg's Fiat A.80 suggestion put another Italian 18-cylinder radial into mind - the Piaggio P.XXII R.C.35 (or P.XXII R.C.60).

I may have to 'borrow' your concept. I once came at this from the opposite direction - the Reggiane Re.2000 re-imagined as a Seversky product 

-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg47100#msg47100

Please! Be my guest. I love seeing what you do with musings like that. Keep up the great work!

[The Big Gimper]

Great idea Logan! I can see this concept working with a range of engines. Greg's Fiat A.80 suggestion put another Italian 18-cylinder radial into mind - the Piaggio P.XXII R.C.35 (or P.XXII R.C.60).

I may have to 'borrow' your concept. I once came at this from the opposite direction - the Reggiane Re.2000 re-imagined as a Seversky product 

-- https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=351.msg47100#msg47100

Please! Be my guest. I love seeing what you do with musings like that. Keep up the great work!

I been mulling over the past few years the idea to merge the P-35 and the Reggiane R.200x. You can get a 6 pack:

[apophenia]

Cheers Logan 

... I been mulling over the past few years the idea to merge the P-35 and the Reggiane R.200x. You can get a 6 pack:

Cool! You can pretty much image any of those Reggiane's as a Seversky/Republic product. Well ... maybe changing those Daimlers for Allisons 

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Found online:

[elmayerle]

How about a production P-72 with the P-47N wing and four 20mm cannon?  Perhaps, also, with a five-bladed prop to use all the R4360's power without the more complicated gearbox that a contra-prop would require?

Going the other way to Reggiane, perhaps an Re2005 or Re2006 variant with a wing plan view like that of the P-47N?

[The Big Gimper]

How about a production P-72 with the P-47N wing and four 20mm cannon?  Perhaps, also, with a five-bladed prop to use all the R4360's power without the more complicated gearbox that a contra-prop would require?

It would appear Evan that the box I bought had a manufacturing defect as you read my mind.

[elmayerle]

Nope!!  Just a case of great minds thinking alike!

[ysi_maniac]

Found online:

WWWOOOWWW love this !!!!

[jcf]

Cool, but it suffers from the same problem as almost all of these twin-conversions, it ends up too short-coupled,
the rear fuselage needs lengthening. Also where are the turbo-superchargers? On top of the nacelles ala the P-38
might work.

[raafif]

Cool, but it suffers from the same problem as almost all of these twin-conversions, it ends up too short-coupled,

Agree, needs longer fuselage & bigger fin/rudder.  Just ask a Boomerang pilot what happens when you try to land on bumpy ground with a short aircraft    ((clean undies needed))

[elmayerle]

I been mulling over the past few years the idea to merge the P-35 and the Reggiane R.200x. You can get a 6 pack:

Odd variation, advanced Re2005/Re2006 development with the wing planform similar to that of the P-47N. Equip with either a suitable Merlin or Griffon (or, if the spares ar there, simply keep the DB605 (Re2005) or DB603 (Re2006)).

[elmayerle]

How about a P-47P or P-47R combining the best aspects of the XP-47J and the P-47N.  Perhaps the P-47P retaining the machine guns in the wing while the P-47R repalced them with 20mm cannon.

[kitnut617]

From what I've read Evan, the XP-47J was redesigned as a 'light weight' P-47, wings got a total make over. The complete opposite to the P-47N ----

But I like the idea with the P-47N and XP-72 combo --

[The Big Gimper]

I am selling some of my stash on FB as I know I would never get around to building it.
My stash is 95% impulse buy and 5% need.

I am selling this P-47 conversion :



Then this group member says: "My uncle Thurman Schreel was instrumental in building the Category E P-47 in England!"  and sends me this photo:


P-47WW by Big Gimper, on Flickr

That's his uncle on the left in the light coveralls.

Now how cool is that?

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[raafif]

Interesting - national symbol on port wing - white cross on starboard wing & red(?) cross on fin -- games identification ?

[elmayerle]

Another odd combination that would look intresting, XP-47H and P-47N for a rather different look.

[raafif]

Do we need a separate Reggianne page ?

Panther G's Re.2000's here ....
https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=378.msg212258#msg212258


P-35's bought from the US instead of Oz making Boomerangs ??

[GTX_Admin]

Do we need a separate Reggianne page ?

We now do - see here

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Random idea:  RAF PRU P-47 in PRU Blue with all guns removed and with recon cameras.

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Random idea:  RAF PRU P-47 in PRU Blue with all guns removed and with recon cameras.

Might there be enough volume available in the now empty magazines and gun bays for a forward facing camera in each wing to provide stereoscopic imagery along the line of flight? 

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